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Former Lugari MP and veteran politician Cyrus Jirongo died on Saturday morning, December 13, in Naivasha. The accident occurred around 3:00 am on the Nakuru Highway and involved a head-on collision between his car and a Climax Coach bus, killing him on the spot. The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) attributed the death to the failure by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to dual the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway, calling it an incident of sustained institutional negligence. The driver of the 65-seater bus involved has since detailed the moments leading up to the crash. Following the accident, National Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo urged motorists to exercise caution on Kenyan roads. The incident also brought renewed attention to Jirongo's political past as leader of the Youth for KANU ’92 (YK’92) group.
The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) has attributed the death of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo to the protracted failure by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to dual the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway. Jirongo died in a head-on collision on Friday, an incident MAK claims was preventable and a result of sustained institutional negligence.
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Former Cabinet Minister and Lugari member of Parliament, Cyrus Jirongo, has died in a grisly road accident on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. The crash, which occurred around 3 AM Saturday, involved his car and a 45-seater passenger bus, killing him on the spot.
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Former Lugari MP and veteran politician Cyrus Jirongo died in a head-on collision with a bus on the Naivasha-Nakuru highway on Saturday morning. The accident occurred near the Karai area in Naivasha as he was driving to Nairobi.
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Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, a prominent figure in Kenyan politics and business, died in a road crash on Saturday morning, December 13, in Naivasha. His vehicle collided head-on with a Climax Coach bus on the Nakuru Highway around 3:00 am.
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Following the death of Cyrus Jirongo, former Lugari MP and cabinet minister, attention has returned to the controversial Youth for KANU ’92 (YK’92) political group which he led. Formed in the early 1990s, YK’92 was instrumental in securing President Daniel Arap Moi’s power during Kenya's transition to multiparty democracy.
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In the wake of former Cabinet Minister and Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo’s death in a tragic road accident, National Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo has urged motorists to exercise caution on Kenyan roads, particularly during the festive season.
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